GEORGE NEWS - When York High's two "muso brothers", Ludolph Pedro and Samuel Leggatt, finish matric at the end of this year, they won't only be missed by their school and beloved music teachers Greta Benadé and Mrs E Munro (director of music at York), but the whole music community of George.
Ludolph and Samuel started their high school careers in 2018 at York High. Both immediately joined the culture department at York.
They took music as a subject, accompanied many singers and instrumentalists and took part in the annual talent show, York Entertains. They were always ready to entertain and never hesitated to tutor younger musicians at the school.
Accomplishments
Both Ludolph and Samuel received the most prestigious award at York - honours - which a learner receives after receiving full colours in three fields. Both were awarded full colours for Academics, Service and Culture.
Samuel achieved the very high mark of 92% for the Unisa Piano Grade 8 examination this year and was also invited to participate at the Unisa South Africa Piano Scholarship Competition which will take place in October, a very special achievement.
Ludolph performed the Unisa Piano Grade 8 examination in May this year, and achieved a mark of 95%, an exceptional achievement. He was invited to take part in Pretoria at the Unisa South Africa Music Scholarship Competition in October.
In the recent Young Musicians competition, they achieved the following results: Ludolph received the Ronel van Aswegen Trophy for best pianist; as well as the First Senior Trophy. Samuel received the Second Senior Trophy.
Samuel Leggatt and Ludolph Pedro
A history of music
They started their music careers in the music rooms of Holy Cross Primary, in 2012 and 2013 respectively. For the past decade, they were music pupils of piano teacher Greta Benadé.
Samuel started in 2013. His eagerness and love for music was clear early on. Together with Ludolph and a bunch of budding musicians, he worked hard at theory and every lesson was something to remember.
They motivated each other in a very special way to push their marks higher and higher every year.
It was clear that, together with another student, Steven Kapp, who now attends Glenwood House School, Ludolph and Samuel were influencing and promoting each other and learning from one another in a very unique way.
Mentally it became a stronghold of three brilliant young musicians who were aiming higher and who were taking a bunch of other young musicians with them, year after year.
They were the centre of attention when the three of them performed at eisteddfods. All three made their mark at the Tygerberg International Eisteddfod and achieved high marks in their piano examinations.
Samuel Leggatt, music teacher Greta Benadé, Ludolph Pedro and Steven Kapp.
Sam and Ludoph performing together in York Entertains.
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